Wichita eagle., 1887-08-21
SUCCESS.
The Kansas Sash and Door Com
pany Commence Business
Under the Most
Favorable Auspices-A Description OF
Their Plant on South
MoSley Avenue,

An EAGLE representative was yesterday
shown through the building Of the Kansas
Sash & Door company on south Mosley
avenue
The company was Incorporated about sixty
days ago; several prominent citizens taking
stock in the enterprise. At meeting Of the
directors Mr.. A. s. Par.s was Apo nted
presi ent and general manager, and J. A.
VanDenberg secretary and treasurer,
Mr.. Parks is a gentleman quite well known
in business circles of the city; has had large
experience in this kind of business in the
north, and was one of the originators OF a
similar enterprise in Wichita Mr.. Van
Denberg has spent almost his whole life in
the business, has been among the lumber
camps in Michigan and seen the trees cut
down and passed through all the
stages of preparation required for building
He was for several years representative in
this state and Missouri for the largest factor
les in the east. In his business visits to this
city he saw in the rapid growth and develop
ment Of Wichita and this section an excel
lent opportunity for the establishment OF a
sash and door factory and soon had a CON-
pany organized for the purpose.
The building is situai ed at No 2:sS to 242
South Mosely. The plant covers the three
lots and his frontage upon Mosely of 70
feet and depth Of 125 feet. 1t is two stories
and a half in height, and divided into two
sections by broad driveway; the drive
way proving of grea. convenience in loading
and unloading. Upon the lower floor on
the north are stored doors and in the rear
moulding On the south side is the
office and the GLACIERS work room. Above
are stored the sash in ''knock down" Here
they are put together, primed, placed upon
the elevator and taken TO the first floor to
receive the glass and finishing touches from
the glazier A bench is also here for making
all kinds of special work, such as Queen
Anne windows and fancy doors. The in
creased business and large amount of stock
received has made necessary an addition to
the rear of the main building for the storing
of moulding and other lumber. And even
with this addition some stock must remain
uncovered without the building.
five car loads of doors, blinds, moulding, etc.
and there are still as many car
loads Of goods in transit. The
company have connection with two
of the largest window and door mannfacto-
ries in the northwest. The advantage fir, in
such business connection is that they can
quickly get shipment of goods after an or
der is forwarded In the same manner they
have connection with several of the largest
glass 'actories in the United States, and thus
all sizes of the goods will be promptly
shipped to their order.
This house will do an exclusively wholesale
business and their articles of sale will be
doors, glass, blinds, mouldings,
screen doors, pickets and everything per-
tanning to the furnishing of house Their
business, Mr. Van Denberg stated yesterday,
their greatest expectation. Orders
are coming in even faster than with |
their present facilities they can full |
ill. Not only have they met with a
liberal patronage from lumber dealers here |
n the city but their trade has also extended |
eading TO and from Wichita, extending over /
,he south and southwest, north to Nebraska
md east into Missouri. They are and car
compete with factories at Leav
Kansas City and even Chicago.
This firm has recently succeeded in making |
yerY good terms with railroads whereby their |
FOODS can be shipped at fourth class rates in
tead of third. Before, the dealers at
Kansas City and Missouri river points
ould ship into and through
Wichita at fourth class rates while dealers
ere were compelled to pay third class rates.
Both Mr. Parks and Mr.. VanDenberg feel
cry much encouraged over the outlook for
heir enterprise and say that in very short
me they intend increasing their capital
took, for their business after but sixty days
emand it.
They will likewise be compelled TO in
rease their present force of 30 men to
ouble that number.
DIED.